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Evaluation of the Oliver McGowan mandatory training trial in learning disability and autism
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 90
- Place of publication:
- Bath
This report sets out the findings from an evaluation of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Trial in Learning Disability and Autism, which aims to ensure that staff working in health and social care are better able to understand the needs of autistic people and people with a learning disability, resulting in improved services, less health inequality and the elimination of avoidable death. Three different training packages were trialled and evaluated (Training A, B and C). Each training package had two components: Tier 1 Training, designed for those who require a general awareness of autistic people/people with a learning disability and the support needed; Tier 2 Training, designed for those who may need to provide care and support for autistic people/people with a learning disability. Developing a standardised training package that is effective for large groups of staff across different settings will inevitably pose a challenge. The evaluation concludes that the Oliver McGowan Training is a unique opportunity to make a difference to the lives of autistic people and people with a learning disability. While the data can inform decisions about the content and mode of training, the main challenge now will be how to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery of the training and to ensure it leads to an improvement in the delivery of care and support to people with a learning disability and autistic people. There is a need for longer-term work to explore the impact of this training on health and social care provision for people with a learning disability and autistic people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing models consultation: key findings
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- Bath
Summarises key findings from the first stage of a small research project to explore the differences between living in residential care and supported living for people with learning disabilities. The research asked the views of people with learning disabilities and family carers about what was important to them in terms of housing decisions. It also spoke to three commissioners and two housing and support providers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Evaluation of the Oliver McGowan mandatory training in learning disabilities and autism: an interim report
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 37
- Place of publication:
- Bath
This interim report summarises the progress made so far in the trial of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism. The aim of the training is to ensure staff working in health and social care are better able to understand the needs of autistic people and people with learning disabilities, provide improved services, reduce health inequality, and eliminate avoidable death. As of October 2021, sites are still delivering training and the evaluation team continues to collect data. The evaluation explored what works and for whom in learning disability and autism training; the estimated costs associated with the wider rollout of the mandatory training; the potential challenges and barriers to rolling out the programme; evidence that learning disability and autism training delivered through the trial has led to an improvement in the delivery of care and support to people with learning disability and autism. Broadly speaking, the Tier 1 training from all the sites has been well received across all the modes of delivery. There is strong evidence that the involvement of people with lived experience is central to people’s positive experiences of the training. We find it encouraging that there are early signs that the Tier 1 training alone is making a difference to people’s knowledge, skills and confidence. The real impact of this training will be known when we complete the follow-up surveys and interviews and can explore if people have been able to put this into practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
Economic evidence around employment support
- Authors:
- WILKINS Anita, et al, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- NIHR School for Social Care Research
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- London
Supporting disabled people into paid work is a policy priority for local authorities, and commissioners need evidence on which to base investment decisions. The School for Social Care Research (SSCR) commissioned the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) to carry out a scoping review to see what economic evidence is currently available within published literature. The review particularly focuses on two client groups: people with learning disability, and those with mental health problems. The review found that the field of employment support in the UK is currently characterised by a complex, interrelated array of approaches, pilots and schemes, which frame the issue in a variety of ways. In order to present evidence relating to these different approaches, the researchers grouped them into six main categories of models of support, and presented them in tabulated format, referencing any related economic evidence found for each approach. They found that there is a limited body of economic evidence, mainly focussing on particular kinds of employment support e.g. Supported Employment, and Individual Placement and Support (IPS). The evidence is often comparative (e.g. forms of cost-benefit analysis) rather than absolute (e.g. looking at cost-effectiveness, and how many successful job outcomes can be expected for a given financial input). There are also many gaps and inconsistencies in the evidence, compounded by variable and liberal interpretation of certain models as practiced, particularly Supported Employment. The review concludes by making a number of recommendations for future study, and raising further questions that need answering in order to help local authorities commission effective support. (Edited publisher abstract)